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L. 'JAENIGHEN.

scum. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 23, 1910.

Patented June 13, 1911.

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useful Scale, Iof which the following This invention relates to that class of scales in Wine-11 ,the monument of the n am levers is m 1 (01m in. p toporiiell to the lead, and itsu eee'islte provide ,a system of ievers and supports which will be so ME justedmml px'epel timxed that the iieigh i i l]- dieatoy ill move ti'xmu a predate distances v3.1

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The sceor ldary lever has a Qdouhle ifrqnt arm 12 and rear arm 17 The frent arm can? :Speeifieetiennjiettcxs Psient. Patented June ii; i"

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Qill'liiffd thereby, Xrunsmlt ,the press tie lmife-edges 7 116113. The .pn -11:

knife-edges .7 is resisted by the sure oi the pedestals 4 and res Wzlfii foreeinifront 2mm 39 levei'; The duwnward pressure Q11 the edges 13 is counterunienped by the t}, test the pest 20, Lbs uni/ eg? being t ztainsferned to ,the .pwots w, 3 main fiever by meaxgs of the links proportions :of the levers ,ls such "pmcluet of? the distance between -13 14126 times fiche distamee ,piveis 25 and 7 equ l th M04 6 dis arise between ghe pivots 26 em ,i the distance between the aivet 5 Tlge thrush member ernapesi b ries the knife-edges 13 which su ppqr t .Lhe! diqating devices ang preiereblv some usual extends upwuxdly as shown in -F1gjl 7.

te -d ng 'um a vd y, 'e, ers l e s stem very sensitive. It jefib c ex s it possible to keep all the lever in the same plgne. As i i always act substantially pgyrallel'te .27, ,fIiGtiOI l all; i119 piv'ets 1 eliminutegl The front arm 32 eff I levereqgfiges fihe jl'ogld resisting gme wed indampening meCha-msmg such as e lashpet. The dash 'pot 33 maybe o f any desired 'con shm ct ion, secured t0 the top flange 0f the b ss, 1 6 have Men ism 2 tended 36 cqnnected to asmah ,erm er lug The load-resisting device may be either a 5 ring or a pendulum.. In Figs. 2 3 and 6, t 1e s ring-construction is shown. The leverarm 2 is provided'with a pivot 40 and with an'arm 41 which carries asecond pivot 42. A cross-bar 43 rests on these ivots (Fig. 6) and connects to the u r an of the spring 44. The lower end of t the lever 45 pivoted on the rod 46, and positioned by the screw 47. The lever 45 may be held up against the screw 47 in any desired manner, as by the small s ring 48..

In Figs. 10 and 11, a penduiiim comprising a. rod 50, weight 51, and pivots 52, is shown resting on t epedestals 53. The lever arm 61 has pivots 54 on which rests the yoke 55 which is ided by the link 56 pivoted to the post 5%? The yoke has a la 58 and the pendulum a lug 59, between wiiich lugs extends the link 60. Any upward movement of the lever arm 61 will swing up (to the left in Fig. 10) the pendulum. The weight indicating mechanism ma be of any desired type and construction. hat shown is of the well-known drum type, consisting of a cylindrical case 64, having closed ends, mounted on the case 2, and rovided with a glazed slot 66 through whic the characters on the paper cylinders 65 may be seen. These cy inders are mounted on the spiders 67, secured to the shaft 68, revolubly mounted in the case 64, on which shaft is also secured the pinion 69 which meshes with the rack .70 on the bar 71. A guide 72 ma be carried by a bracket 73, the ends of w rich may be secured to the case 64, which guide may hold the rack 70 in en agement with the inion 69. The lower end of the bar 71' is pivoted to a late 74 (Fig. 9) which rests on the pivots 5 carried by the front arm 32 of the main lever. To hold this plate in position, a rod 76 'may extend down and carry the small weight 77. To hold the rack 70 against the inion 69 when the guide 72 is omitted, a sma 1 arm 79 may be formed to extend at an angle from the lower end of the bar --71, on which arm is secured a small weight 80. A tare-beam 82 may be connected to the main lever by means of the post 8 3 connecting to the rear arm 6, and the post- 84 connecting to the front arm 32, both posts extending through proper openings in the case 2. A proper tare-poise 85 is slidablc on the beam.

In scales of this type, a heavy weight usually secured to the rear-arm 6 of the main ever to'counterbalance the long front arm of the lever and the mechanism connected thereto. While the present construction is such that the weight of the arms 32 and 61 and the parts connected thereto will usually be balanced by the parts 'on the other side of the pivots 5, still, if necessary, a counter-balancing device may be required, which may consist of a weight 86 or 87 at e spring connects to' one end of a flexible connector, such as the band 88, which asses over a wheel 89 and is connected to the end of thefront arm of the main lover. The wheel 89 may be pro vided with'knife-edge pivots 90 resting on the pedestals 91.

In shipping scales, the pivots are often injured, especially if very hard,by the grinding of the bearings. This is especially true of the main bearin which are oftenof agate. To avoid this, means are provided for separating the knife-edges and their bearings. A bolt 93 may extend down from the case 2 and be screw-threaded in a cro sbar 94, which may be guided on the pins 95 carried by the pedestals 4. By turning the bolt 93 the cross-bar will be carrierLup until it engages the plate 96 projecting from the secondary lever, raising the same so its pivots 26'disengage the link 27. Further elevating the secondary lever causes 'its projecting lugs 97 to engage similar lugs 98 on the main lever. The spider 10 will be pressed against the to of the case and the knife-edges 5 lifted off the pedestals 4. The levers will be held immovable so that injury to the pivots becomes impossible.

Having now explained this construction what I claim as m invention and desire to secure by Letters atent is:--

1. Ina scale, the combination of a base, pedestals thereon, a main lever of the first order pivoted on the pedestals, a secondary lever having ivots at its front and rear ends and interm iate its ends, said main lever having pivots at its rear end and intermediate pivots between its war end and the pedestals, a lorrcceiver connected to the pivots at the .mt end at the secondary lever and at the rear end of the main lever, links hanging on the intermediate pivots of the main lever and supporting the intermediate pivots of the secondary lover, a bracket projecting upward from the base at the rear ends of the levers, a pivoted thrust-member extending upward from the rear end of the secondary lever to said bracket. and weight indicating means connected to the front end of the main l ver.

2. In a sea e, the combination of a main lover of thc first. order, a fulcrum thcrcfor, a secondary lover of the second order. a load receiver connected to the rear end of the main lever and the front end of the secondary levcr, a bracket extending above the rear end of thc sccondary lover, a thrust member extending downwardly therefrom and forming the fulcrum of the secondary lever, links connecting said lcvcrs, and a weight indicating dcvicc conne ted to the main lever.

13. In a scale, the combination of a main lover of thc first order, a fulcrum therefor, a secondary lover of the second order, a load receiver connected to the front end of the secondary lcvcr and the rear end of the main 4 main lever. 1

I lever, a thrust member pivotally mounted' 4. In a scale, the combination of a main lover of the first order, a fulcrum therefor,

a secondary lever, ,a load receiver connected to the rear end of the main lever and to the front end of the secondary lever, links conncctin said levers, a, fulcrum for the rear end of the said secondary lever comprising a. post having its lower end pivot-ally engaging the lever, a fixed plate forminga bearing for the upper end of the post, and a load re sisting device connectedto said main lever.

5, In a scale, the combination of a main lover 'of the first order, a fulcrum therefor, a secondary lever, a load receiver connected to the rear end of the main lever and to' the front end of the secondary lever, links connecting said levers, a fulcrum for the rear end 01' the said secondary levercomprising a posthaving its lower end pivotally-cngaging the lover, a fixed plate forming a bearing for the upper end of the post, and a load resisting device connected to said main lever, all the pivot-s of each lever lying in the same plane. w i

6; In a scale, the combination of a main lever of the first or'der,'a fulcrum therefor, a secondary lever, a load receiver connected to the rear end of the main lever and to the front end of the secondary lever, links connecting said levers, a fulcrum for the rear end of the said secondary lever comprlsing a post having its lower end pivotally engagingthe lever, afixed plate forming a bearing for the upper end of the post, a load resisting device connected to said main lever, and meansto lift the levers from their supporting devices, Y

in a scale, the combination of'a ma'm level plvoted intermediate its ends, a secondary lever fulcrur'nedat its rear end, links connecting said levers, a base, a pedestal mounted thereon to support the main lever, a bracket mounted. on the base and extnd ing' above the rear end or the secondary between the bracket and secondary lover,

a'load'receiver connecting to the front end i of the secondary lever and the rear end of the secondary lever, and a weight indicating device connectedto the main love 8. In a scale, the combination or a main lever pivoted intermediate its ends, a secondary lever fulcrumcd at its rear end, links connecting said levers, a load receiver-con.- necting to said levers, a Weight indicating mechanism connected to the main lever, a wheel, a bearing for the same, a counter Weight, and a flexible connection between the end of the main lever and the counterweight and passing over said wheel.

9. In a scale, the combination of a main lever pivoted intermediate its ends, a secondary lever fulcrumed at its rear end, links connecting said levers, a load receiver 'connected to said levers, load resisting means connected to the main lover, a Weight indieating mechanism connected to the main lever, a Weight and means for connecting the same to the main lever to counteract the weight of the front end of the same and of the Weight indicating mechanism.

.said base and having a bearing plate at lJ-S upperv end provided with a depression to'receive the end of the post, links connecting the levers, a load reciver connected to said levers, and a weight indicator connected to said main lever.

11. In'a scale, the combination of a baseya main lever supported by said base intermediate its ends, a secondary-lever, a link connecting the secondary lever intermediate its ends to the main'lever, a load receiver, connected toqone end of each of said levers, also vertical rod pivoted at its upper end to said base and. resting on one end of the secondary lever, and a load resisting deviceconneeted to the main 'leveixr I "In testimony whereof I have hereunto set presence of two subscribing my hand in the vwitnesses. p

' LOUIS JAENIGHEN,

/ Witnesses 1 Eow auN. PAenLsnN, ELIZABETH M. Brown. 

